Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Kevin Norwood had hardly been on the field since the opening day of training camp on July 25. The fourth-round draft choice out of Alabama had been trying to shake a sore foot ever since his first OTAs as a pro.

On Wednesday, Seattle coach Pete Carroll revealed the team had found Norwood's problem.

"He had a bone spur removed yesterday from his foot," Carroll said at Wednesday's postpractice press conference. "It was a real nagging situation that we just didn't want him to try to tough it out. He could tough it out. He has in the past. But we wanted to try to fix him and get him right.

"We think it's going to be a really quick recovery. He could make it back by the end of the camp. We'll have to wait and see how that works out. We're glad to fix him. The guy's been playing with a lot of pain. He just sucks it up and goes through it, but we figured out, hopefully, how to help him."

The Seahawks open their preseason schedule when they visit the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Another former Alabama player who has missed practice time with Seattle will dress for the game, but Carroll said he didn't know if guard James Carpenter would play. Carpenter returned to practice on Tuesday after missing a week because of a calf injury.